cosmodrome

[koz-muh-drohm]

noun

1. an aerospace center or launching site for spacecraft in the Soviet Union.

cosmodrome

/ ˈkɒzməˌdrəʊm /

noun

1. a site, esp one in the former Soviet Union, from which spacecraft are launched

Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmodrome¹

1950–55; < Russian kosmodróm; cosmo-, -drome

Example Sentences

Last month a Soyuz rocket decorated to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome.

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The pair last met in September, when Mr Kim visited the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East.

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After the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia leased the Baikonur Cosmodrome from Kazakhstan and continued to use it for most of its space launches.

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Mr Putin welcomed Mr Kim to the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East last September, in what was his first trip abroad in four years.

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Experts say the decision to meet Putin at Vostochny Cosmodrome, a major satellite launch facility in the Russian Far East, hinted at Kim’s desire to seek Russian technology assistance over spy satellites.

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